aboutus

Time 4 Children was established in 2005, after its founder, Vicky Chalmers, piloted a school project through 2003 to 2004 in Mid Sussex, whilst working with The Children Hours Trust. It became very clear there was little support for many local children in need of having someone safe to listen to them. The project was hugely successful and as it reached its final days, the time had come to form a charity in its own right. Time 4 Children was born, and received charitable status in Oct. 2005.

VickyChalmers,MBE

Vicky Chalmers trained as a Practitioner of Non-Directive Play Techniques and Creative Listening with The Children’s Hour Trust in 2002. Further training led her to become a Children’s Hour Trust Accredited Trainer, before setting up Time 4 Children as a Registered Charity in 2005.

Before founding Time 4 Children Vicky was a volunteer and trustee for Home-Start Mid Sussex. She facilitated Home-Start’s weekly Parent and Child Drop In, as well as being the co-ordinator for a Multi-Cultural Family Group. Vicky also trained with The Parenting Centre, in order to facilitate parenting classes. Vicky has a background in Social Science, studied through the Open University.

Vicky was appointed MBE for services to children's emotional wellbeing in the Queen's birthday honours list on June 17th 2017.

Whereourhelp&supporttakesplace

Wherever children go to school we can go too. We are a charity that works well with local schools and most schools in Mid Sussex and surrounding areas know Time 4 Children well. Call us 4 support.

Howtogethelpandsupportforachild

Usually schools contact us about making referral for a child but other agencies can too. When we receive a referral, a home visit is arranged by us.

Parent&CarerWorkshopsMidSussex

Because Time 4 Children is about listening, we listen to parents and what they need. If a child is struggling, experience tells us that often the parents or carers are struggling too.

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EmotionalListeningSupportforchildren

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Fundraiseforus

We rely on fundraising, grants and corporate donations to deliver our service at a time when public cuts make other service provision and funding streams uncertain. Without such financial support, children struggling with emotional and health difficulties are unlikely to get the kind of help they need to turn their lives around.

CorporatePartners

We aim to build strong corporate partnerships, not only so that Time 4 Children benefits from ongoing support, but also so that companies are involved in an important local initiative, fulfilling expectations around corporate social responsibility. We would really like to talk to more local businesses.

MidSussexSchools

Time 4 Children is passionate in their belief, that supporting children early enough when they are struggling with emotional upset in their lives can help prevent more serious mental health problems later on. Along with all the work we do with schools, we're also looking for Volunteer Practitioners.